Love to type in Guajrati or any other regional languauage on your computer? There is a very easy way to just do that. Google makes it very easy with Google Input Tools for windows. You can download the tools from http://www.google.com/inputtools/windows/ here.
As it shows the above screenshot, select the language you want to use and click on Download. This should download a “InputToolsSetup.exe” file on your computer. Run this file. You will need to have an active internet connection since it will require to download a file from google servers.
After that’s done, You will have to follow this configuration instruction from google help pages at http://www.google.com/inputtools/windows/configuration.html
Input Tools Shortcut
A shortcut key sequence can be applied to input tools, which can be used to quickly enable them for any in-focus application. To set up a shortcut, follow these steps:
Windows 7/Vista
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Control Panel → Regional and Language Options → Keyboard and Languages tab
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Click on Change keyboards… button to open Text services and input languages dialog
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Navigate to General tab
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If Google [Language] Input is not listed in Installed Services box, then click Add; in the Add Input language dialog box, go to the language for which you want to enable the input tools in the languages tree and expand it. Check the checkbox next to Google [Language] Input in the list.
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Navigate to Advanced key settings tab
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In Hot keys for input languages, select To [Language] – Google Input Tools
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Press Change Key Sequence
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Select Enable Key Sequence
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Select a key sequence, such as Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1
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Apply all changes
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Test the changes – open an application and press Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1 (or your custom shortcut) and the input tool should open.
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